230 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



8825. Prunus armeniaca. Apricot. 



From Kurrachee, India. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No: 

 938, February 26, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



' ' Dried apricots which were bought on the market in Kurrachee as coming from 

 Kandahar. These apricots, when stewed and served as they are in India, have 

 a really very delicious flavor. There is a bit of disagreeable fiber about the stone, 

 but altogether they struck me as a novelty worthy of attention. Should they prove 

 valuable, cuttings may be obtained by correspondence." (Fairchild. ) 



8826. Prunus sp. Plum. 



From Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild, June 7, 1902. 

 Xo data furnished. 



8827. Pruxus sp. Plum. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (Xo. 

 865, February 26, 1902), June 7, 1902. 



Aluche. "A variety sold on the markets of Bassorah as coming from Persia. A 

 sour variety, which may be useful to breeders." {Fairchild.) 



8828. Zizyphus jujuba. Jujube. 



From Bassorah. Arabia. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild, June 

 7, 1902. 



Samples of a variety similar to Xo. 8702. 



8829 to 8847. Ficus carica. Fig. 



From Italy. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle (Xos. 101 to 119), June 13. 

 1902. 



"The following collection of caprifig cuttings was obtained during the spring of 1902 

 at Xaples, the classic ground for the study of caprifigs and caprification. Considerable 

 attention was given to the study of the botanical characters of the caprifig trees, and 

 detailed descriptions were drawn up of seven of the principal varieties of caprifigs 

 occurring in this region. It was found possible to draw up a key for the determina- 

 tion of the different varieties of caprifig, based on these characters, which key is given 

 below. It applies only to those of the caprifigs which were carefully studied, but it 

 will doubtless prove useful to investigators who wish to study the caprifigs of Xaples. 

 This collection, like that included under numbers 6473 to 6491 and 6773 to 6823, has 

 been introduced to this country in the hope of securing an assortment of caprifigs 

 adapted to all the climatic and soil conditions occurring in California, where all of 

 these caprifigs will be tested as soon as possible. A few varieties of figs are also 

 included in this collection." (Swingle.) 



KEY TO SEVEN PRINCIPAL VARIETIES OF NEAPOLITAN CAPRIFIGS. 



Leaves nearly entire or but slightly lobed, small, short, covered with a golden pubescence; middle 

 lobe obtuse and. rounded. Petioles ~short and very stout, also pubescent. Veins reddish on drying. 

 Profichi ovate with few male flowers; flower pedicels green. No. 8838. 

 Leaves decidedly lobed, or, if not, nearly smooth. 



Leaves velvety pubescent, petioles short and very stout, also pubescent. Leaves many i5-7) lobed. 

 Middle lobe with obtuse and rounded apex. Veins green on drying. Lamina yellow dotted. 

 Profichi small oval with many male flowers. No. 8814. 

 Leaves not velvety, hairy; profichi ovate. 

 Petioles very long (reaching beyond sinuses when reflexed). Sinuses very deep and narrow. Mid- 

 dle lobe with rounded apex. Leaf long and narrow with U-shaped base. Veins reddish on drvina:. 

 No. 8829. 

 Petioles short or medium in length (not reaching to sinuses if reflexed). 



Profichi depressed at apex. Flower cavity broader than long. Leaves with deep and narrow sinuses; 

 medium sized, regular in outline; 3-lobed, middle lobe with acute straight-sided apex. 

 Lamina decurrent on petiole. Veins drying reddish: flower pedicels purplish. No. 8834. 

 Sinuses open, usually shallow. Profichi not depressed at apex. Flower cavity longer than 

 broad. 

 Middle lobe rounded and obtuse. Leaf and petiole moderately hairy. Sinuses shallow and open. 

 Veins drying reddish. Lamina not decurrent. No. 8832. 

 Middle* lobe Avith acute, straight-sided apex. 



Leaves large, irregularly 3-5 lobed. Sinus shallow, usually very open. Lamina decurrent. Veins 



drying reddish. Flower pedicels purplish. No. 8845. 

 Leaves medium sized. Lamina not decurrent. Veins green on drying. Petioles and palmate 

 veins very glabrous. Flower pedicels green. No. 8837. 



